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NY Times Opinion: Mysterious Sounds and Scary Illnesses as Political Tools

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Lisa Diedrich and Benjamin Tausig

New York Times

October 10, 2017

Mr. Trump exploits people’s preconceptions about sound in a manner similar to his exploitation of illness, to signify a hidden, never-quite-graspable threat to the nation. Like the unspecified (and perhaps unverifiable) sonic cause of these health attacks, the reported illnesses are vague and unspecific. Mr. Trump has often turned to illness politics — portraying his opponents as weak, sick and neurotic.